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Seanad: National Economy: Statements (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: We should invite those involved in Shell to come on board. We should tell them that the country is in dire straits, that their company is extracting the country's resources which it obtained for nothing and that they have trampled all over the people of the west. I made similar comments at a conference in Athlone, at which representatives from Shell were present. They came to see me very...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I spoke twice yesterday on the economy and I have to speak on it again today so I do not intend to say very much about it but I say this, I listened to the broadcast this morning on the early news and I could sense a shudder of fear going through the Irish people. We all feel that fear. That is why speeches like that of Senator Marc MacSharry yesterday, which was a clear clarion call that...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Tell that to the 450,000 unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Two items are to conclude simultaneously at 7.30 p.m. I believe the Leader has made a mistake.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: It is many months since I said in the House that the Government in confronting the financial crisis should take decisive action by amalgamating the three principal banks, nationalising them in one clean, surgical sweep and taking Anglo Irish Bank out into the middle of the Atlantic and sinking it. I have repeated these sentiments on a number of occasions and, as far as I know, they have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Yes, in light of no assurance from the Leader.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Is it five Members per group?

Seanad: End of Life Care: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I am grateful to Senator Coffey for allowing me this time. I am especially pleased that Senator Mullen has tabled this motion, which is very important. The length and detail of the motion shows the complexity of the situation. I am glad to speak on this issue as I was asked to deliver the Mary Redmond Foundation lecture in February last at the St. Francis Hospice, which I did. It was a...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (Resumed) (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I will also be brief in my remarks, as I understand we will have a further opportunity to discuss the economy in general terms tomorrow. I am concerned by this instrument and was concerned when it was introduced two years ago. I am unsure, but I have a feeling I voted against it. I remember asking about the extent of our possible exposure. I also asked what our GNP was. The debts we...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am sure the intellectual flexibility of Senator Bacik will allow her weave it in and the Minister of State will be agreeable to this.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: It will also be relevant to group 11.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: The monitor is still showing group 9.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: It has changed now.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am interested particularly in the alterations to section 33 and the introduction of a new section 50B. This relates to cost recovery and, as I mentioned at the beginning of this debate, the whole matter of the way in which we implement European regulations and directives that require planning decisions to be fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive. The problem is the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Section 33.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I understood this was dealing with cost recovery, according to the helpful note. If it is dealing with cost recovery then it certainly should deal with this matter. My brief states that the cumulative effect of the provisions may well be to reduce the capacity of the public to challenge important planning decisions because of the question of costs recovery. If this is incorrect, I am happy...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am dealing with group 11 amendments. My briefing notes state that this is the subject matter of these amendments. If I am wrong, then I apologise but this is what the advice states. In any case, the principle certainly stands. For example, if a litigant, an applicant for review, is successful, it is only in the most exceptional circumstances that he or she can recover the costs incurred...